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Missing And Not Forgotten Ep. 7 - Marine Capt. Ronald Forrester
In the second "Missing And Not Forgotten" episode about Marine Capt. Ron Forrester, who went missing on Dec. 27, 1972, while serving as an A-6A Intruder navigator and bombardier on a mission over north Vietnam and was accounted for Dec. 4, 2023, we talk to Army Capts. Dave Kim and Will Ryan, two of the DPAA Recovery Team Leads who led recovery missions to find Capt. Forrester in Vietnam.
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Sgt. Charles Beaty Funeral
An Arkansas National Guard Honor Guardsman presents the flag to Trent Fletcher, U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Beaty’s nephew, during the sergeant’s funeral, Nov. 19, 2024. (Courtesy photo)
CAPSTONE Fellows Tour DPAA
John Figuerres, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency acting deputy director for operations, welcomes retired U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and the 24th USINDOPACOM commander, and National Defense University CAPSTONE fellows during a DPAA tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 15, 2024. Throughout the tour, the fellows engaged with DPAA staff, senior leaders, and lab experts to gain deeper insights into the agency’s history and operational procedures. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. The fellows toured multiple USINDOPACOM agencies and DPAA as part of their capstone curriculum which examines major issues affecting national security decision making, military strategy, joint and combined doctrine, interoperability, and key allied nation issues. (U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lesley Cisneros)
Missing And Not Forgotten Ep. 6 - Marine Capt. Ronald Forrester
This episode of "Missing And Not Forgotten" begins a three-episode arc about Marine Capt. Ron Forrester, who went missing on Dec. 27, 1972, while serving as an A-6A Intruder navigator and bombardier on a mission over north Vietnam, and was accounted for Dec. 4, 2023. We start off his arc talking to his daughter, Karoni Forrester, about her journey to find her dad.
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DPAA Marines Celebrate 249th USMC Birthday with Top Pacific Marine Commander
Distinguished guests render honors during the presentation of colors at a Marine Corps birthday ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2024. DPAA Marines were joined by Marine Corps Forces, Pacific senior leaders and DPAA senior leadership to celebrate the 249th Marine Corps birthday, highlighting the overlap of commitment, pride, and professionalism these two organizations share. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of U.S. personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lesley Cisneros)
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Makes 100th Cabanatuan Identification
A rare photograph of Allied POWs marching in formation at Cabanatuan Prison in the early 1940s. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency marked a significant milestone with the 100th identification from the World War II Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines.
Missing And Not Forgotten Ep. 7 - Marine Capt. Ronald Forrester
Sgt. Charles Beaty Funeral
CAPSTONE Fellows Tour DPAA
Missing And Not Forgotten Ep. 6 - Marine Capt. Ronald Forrester
DPAA Marines Celebrate 249th USMC Birthday with Top Pacific Marine Commander
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Makes 100th Cabanatuan Identification
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A Michigan sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor was laid to rest on Friday at the Fairview
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Q&A with director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
For the past seven years, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague has led the Defense POW/MIA
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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Nyberg, H.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Homer C. Nyberg, 23, of Clay Center, Kansas, killed during World War
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Crossland, A.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr, 19, of Columbia, South Carolina, killed
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Pearl Harbor – The March of Time and The Enduring Promise
A total of 83 years has passed since the day that brought the United States into the Second World War, a day which President Franklin Roosevelt described to the nation as “a date which will live in infamy,” the attack on Pearl Harbor. Three generations have passed since the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, with approximately 100,000 American Veterans of the Second World War remaining. Less than two dozen of them are survivors of Pearl Harbor.
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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Kovaleski, E.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Edward S. Kovaleski, 25, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, killed
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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Auld, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, 23, of Newcastle, England, killed during World War
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